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<span class="date-display-single">November 2, 2012</span> </div>
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<h2>If Santa had a theme park, this would be it!</h2>
<p>Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees is right around the corner! The 23rd annual holiday event will be held November 23-25 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds Cow Palace in Timonium. Festival of Trees is a winter wonderland, featuring more than 600 spectacular holiday trees, wreaths, and gingerbread houses created by local designers.</p>
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<span class="date-display-single">June 19, 2012</span> </div>
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<h2>Santa Needs Helpers</h2>
<p>Plans are quickly coming together for the Institute's <a href="/node/6345/">23rd annual Festival of Trees</a>, the largest holiday-themed festival of its kind on the East coast. The 2012 event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, November 23-25, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, and will once again be the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season. We are currently looking for organizations and individuals who are interested in:</p>
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<h2>ROAR for Autism!</h2>
<p>Despite overcast skies, this year's Ride On for Autism Research (ROAR) was a huge success. ROAR is a bike ride, nature hike, and family festival dedicated to raising critically needed funds for <a href="/node/2183/">autism research</a> at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The event, which was held on Sunday, April 27, at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, Maryland, was a great way for people to honor the end of Autism Awareness Month. Participants chose to ride 10, 25, or 50 miles, or hike the park's nature trails.</p>
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<span class="date-display-single">July 8, 2011</span> </div>
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<p>Here at the Institute, the work we do is rooted in the belief that all children, regardless of a disability, should have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Our website and magazine are filled with stories of how our physicians, nurses, therapists, and teachers help to unlock the potential of patients and students through innovative and compassionate care, education and research.</p>
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<span class="date-display-single">July 8, 2011</span> </div>
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<p>Music lovers and families came out to rock ‘n’ roll for a good cause at the <a href="/node/4841/">sixth annual Bands on the Bay</a> event May 1. The annual fundraiser for the <a href="/node/5397/">Hunter Nelson Sturge-Weber Center</a> at the Kennedy Krieger Institute featured music by the Doug Segree Band; Orlando Phillips, a Caribbean music steel drum musician, and former lead vocalist of Caribbean music group Mama Jama; the Fitzmaurice Band; and solo artist, Adam Day. The Washington Redskins cheerleaders also made a special appearance.</p>
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<span class="date-display-single">July 8, 2011</span> </div>
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<p>To raise awareness and critical funds for autism research, Kennedy Krieger Institute held its <a href="/node/5299/">seventh annual ROAR for Autism</a> on May 1, at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, Md.</p>
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<p>The <a href="/node/4860/">20th annual Kennedy Krieger Institute Festival of Trees</a> will be held November 27 to 29 in the Cow Palace at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. This three-day event is an exciting holiday-themed festival held to raise funds for patient care, research, special education, and community programs of the Kennedy Krieger Institute.</p>
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<p>Spirits were once again high at this year's ROAR for Autism event. On Sunday, April 25, at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, Maryland, an enthusiastic group of more than 1,000 participants were on hand for ROAR for Autism's sixth annual bike ride, nature walk, and family fun festival. The event raises critically needed funds for autism research and programs at the Institute and serves as a way to recognize Autism Awareness Month.</p>
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<p>The <a href="/node/4887/">19th annual Kennedy Krieger Institute Festival of Trees</a> was held November 28-30 in the Cow Palace at the Maryland St ate Fairgrounds in Timonium. This three-day event is an exciting holiday-themed festival held annually to raise funds for the research, treatment, education, and community programs at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. This year, Festival of Trees' over 38,000 attendees helped raise more than $890,000 to support the important work of the Kennedy Krieger Institute.</p>
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<h2>Four Mile Airport Run and Family Walk Benefits Down Syndrome Clinic</h2>
<p>Hundreds of runners and walkers will trek an exciting course on Sunday, Sept. 28, winding around BWI Airport and Northrop Grumman as airplanes drone overhead. Now in its 17th year, the BWI Airport 4 Mile Run and 2 Mile Family Walk, presented by Northrop Grumman, benefits the children of the Kennedy Krieger Institute <a href="/node/5743/">Down Syndrome Clinic</a>. Top runners qualify to race in the Peachtree Run in Atlanta, and receive pre-paid, seeded entry, round-trip flights and hotel accommodations.</p>
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